Occupation
Athlete, Office Worker
Education
Environmental Studies - Keio University: Tokyo, JPN
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Team Seiko: Japan
Coach
Daisuke Nakata [national], JPN
Injuries
He has been troubled by persistent neck pain since the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Instagram profile, 11 Dec 2020)
He sustained an avulsion fracture to one of his toes at the Japanese national selection trials for the 2018 World Championships. (nikkansports.com, 29 Jun 2018)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport in the second grade at primary school.
Reason for taking up the sport
He was involved in artistic gymnastics when he was younger, but then his gym closed and he had to move to another one. He participated in a trampoline gymnastics class at his new gym, and found the discipline exciting.
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (seiko.co.jp, 09 Jan 2019)
Trainings
He trains on the trampoline for up to two hours a day.
Awards
In 2018 he was given the Kozuki Sports Award by the Kozuki Foundation in Japan. (kozuki-foundation.or.jp, 05 Sep 2018)
In 2010 he received the Tokyo Sports Prize for Encouragement in Japan. (metro.tokyo.jp, 03 Sep 2010)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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